Dry January is a practice where people decide to stop drinking alcohol for a month. But in reality, cutting back just a bit can be rewarding. At the end it is about doing a detox to feel better! Here are few recommendations, of course, including wine:
You don't have to say no to a lovely glass of wine. Enjoy these low alcohol suggestions:
Most of sparkling wines are low in alcohol, but if you want to taste something different, try a Gruner Veltiner or Riesling. Austria and Germany produce great styles (usually around 10-11% ABV).
A Txakolina from north Spain, one of the most refreshing and delicious whites you can have (around 10%). A simple Riesling Kabinett from Germany will be a great one too. Both pair beautifully with seafood dishes, including sushi.
A Nouveau wine. Not sure about what it is? It means that the wine has been vinified and bottled during the same year of harvest. This, in turn, leads to youthful, pale in color, fruit-driven wine that beg to be enjoyed now (with a slight chill, of course). This style of wine is mainly produced in Beaujolais with Gamay grape (around 12%). Another French term used to describe nouveau wines is "glou glou" because they are extremely drinkable - it's roughly the French equivalent of "glug glug," aka the sound of wine rapidly going down out of a person's throat.
You can play safe with Moscato D'Asti because by law, this dry and sweet wine can't be more than 5.5% ABV. It is from the Piedmont region and it falls under the DOCG category. It will pair great with a simple fresh fruit tart or spicy Indian or Asian dishes.
My very last recommendation, please don't drink any alcohol with an empty stomach. Eat before and during enjoying a glass of wine, beer, sake or spirit and have always a glass of water near you.
Healthy 2024!
Doreen Colondres
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